30. 48% approval rating for governor brown. all right. that's pretty good. nearly half think the state is going in the right direction since prop 30 passed as well. but 94% of those polled believe the state's fiscal future overall is still a problem. so with that in mind, we turn to former mayor and state assembly speaker willie brown and san francisco chronicle political reporter joe gayre foley. our first question, it appears that happy days are here again for california voters. why are they feeling so good? >> they are feeling better. they are not still -- not a majority of people are feeling good, but they are feeling more optimistic. part of it is the stability they feel after prop 30. they said the state's in better financial footing. >> now, when you're up in sacramento, they read the polls all the time. did you ever take stock when the public was feeling better or feeling worse? >> no, are you kidding me? [ laughter ] >> i'm more concerned about my 41 votes. i'm not concerned about the public, period. the public was bas